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Claude Izner. The Montmartre Investigation: 3rd Victor Legris Mystery
THE. MONTMARTRE. INVESTIGATION
CONTENTS
Plan of Victor Legris’s Paris
CHAPTER 1. Saint-Mandé, Sunday 26 July 1891
CHAPTER 2. Paris, Thursday 12 November 1891
CHAPTER 3. Friday 13 November
CHAPTER 4. Saturday 14 November
CHAPTER 5. Sunday 15 November
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7. Tuesday 17 November
CHAPTER 8. Thursday 19 November
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11. Sunday 22 November
CHAPTER 12. Monday 23 November
CHAPTER 13. Tuesday 24 November
CHAPTER 14. Sunday 6 December
PARISIAN NIGHTLIFE IN THE 1890S
NOTES
About the Authors
VICTOR LEGRIS MYSTERIES BY CLAUDE IZNER:
Copyright
The Highlands of Scotland, 5 April 1892
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He did not yet know exactly how he would manage, but one thing was for certain, a trip to Trouville was on the cards. The Boss would be pleased: in November he would complete his assignment and hand over the wench. He picked up some stones and amused himself by skimming them across the black lake.
On Thursdays the courtyard overlooked by Tasha’s studio became the domain of the joiner’s little girls, who were energetically playing hopscotch using a wooden quoit. A washing line stretched from a second floor window to the acacia tree in the middle of the courtyard. On windy days Victor loved to watch the washing billow like the sails of a boat. He circled the water pump splashed white with bird droppings and made his way over to the back room of the hairdresser. He shaded his eyes to make out the layout of the room through the dirty window: it was a well-proportioned space. Once done up it would make a splendid photographic studio! … Yes, it was the ideal solution; he would only have a few yards to cross …
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